McDonnell Douglas MD-11F MSN 48486

Timeline

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-11, serial number 48486. Delivered to LTU on 22 Aug 1992, registered D-AERX. First flight 25 Jul 1992, withdrawn from use 1 Nov 1998. Operated by Swissair on 2 Nov 1998 as HB-IWT. Accflight as D- 2 Nov 1998 total time 25820, 6095 l, Bandung (Bermuda) 4 Nov 1998, Zurich 5 Nov 1998, in service 9 Feb 1999, seen stored Zurich 3 Dec 2001 full colours. Operated by WFBN on 5 Jun 2002 as N15WF. Converted to freighter. Fed Ex N643FE not taken up (departed 02/05), returned lessor, arrived Mojave 15 Apr 2002 due for be based at Victorville as experimental AC by Boeing, owned by Central Air Leasing (Focus Aviation mentioned as Management company), to Boeing 20 May 2002, still seen Mojave 7 Jun 2002, re-registered 22 Jun 2002, now "experimental" titles, still Swissair colours, to be based at Victorville, ferried 28 Jun 2002, registration once mistakenly repossessed N15VF, Boeing Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field Flight testing leased 18.06.02-9.02, arrived Mojave 18 Sep 2002 after tests, retd. to Centyral Air Leasing, seen 15 Jan 2003 ex SR colours, seen 10 Jan 2004 SR colours, departed Mojave Air & Space Port 29 Oct 2004 via Salina KS, arrived Zurich 30 Oct 2004, seen 20 Dec 2004, departed 5 Jan 2005 for Singapore for freighter conversion, ferried LCLK-WSAP 6 Jan 2005, converted to freighter at SASCO, arrived Zürich Airport, Zurich 17 May 2005 converted to freighter. Operated by Transmile Air Svcs on 21 Jul 2005 as 9M-TGS. Repossessed LSZH-WMSA 11 Jul 2005, but still at Zürich Airport, Zurich s13 and 20 Jul 2005, presum departed 20 Jul 2005, cancelled 21 Jul 2005 to 9M (also repossessed as 9M-TGQ in photocaptions, presum by mistake), seen in service Hongkong, China 13 Oct 2005, parked Jan 2008 after lost USA traffic rights, seen at Maimun Saleh Airport, Sabang Oct 2008, still stored seen 16 Sep 2010. Operated by Federal Express on 22 Feb 2011 as N643FE. Ferried Paya Lebar Air Base to Frederick W. Smith International Airport, Memphis 01-2 Nov 2011. Current status: in service.